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Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Unit
deaths per 1,000 live births
Latest
37.4 (2024)
Coverage
1960–2023
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year World (deaths per 1,000 live births)
1990 93.5
1991 92.9
1992 92.3
1993 91.1
1994 89.4
1995 87.5
1996 86.4
1997 84.3
1998 82.8
1999 79.4
2000 76.7
2001 74.3
2002 71.3
2003 68.3
2004 65.8
2005 62.3
2006 59.6
2007 57
2008 54.7
2009 52.9
2010 50.6
2011 49.5
2012 46.7
2013 45.1
2014 43.9
2015 42.9
2016 41.7
2017 40.9
2018 40
2019 39.6
2020 39.2
2021 39.6
2022 40
2023 38.3
2024 37.4
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Per-source values, 2024

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
World Bank WDI 37.4 2024 2026-08-08

Caveats

Modelled (UN IGME) estimate; expect a visible step down in Nepal's series around major child-health programme rollouts.